St. Freya High School...
Principal's Office...

Himeko: "Gosh... It's been 3 days but my body still is hurting like hell!"  The red-haired woman complained as she stepped into the Principal Office, where the short white haired lady, Theresa Apocalypse had summoned her to.

Theresa: "You were using a prototype nexus system and you force-overloaded it to take a direct hit from a Herrscher. Count yourself lucky that you're not in plaster. Hot headed bimbos like you always mess up!"  She pointed towards the woman, however from Himeko's perspective she couldn't even see the principal over her massive desk; only the top of her head was visual. So after seeing that, she decided to mess with her as a devious grin formed on her face.

Himeko: "Where are you, madam Principal? I'm afraid I can't find you!"  Theresa became red in the face from embarrassment and anger.

Theresa: "Shut it! My report! NOW!" 

Himeko: "Wait..."  The red-haired woman smirked but shook her head before reaching into her bosom, where she pulled out a device.  "Here you go!"

Theresa: "What the hell! Why would you keep important data there!?"  She exclaimed, a crimson blush coating her cheeks.

Himeko: "Thought we're doing this in 'secret'. That's what you told me. The data has to be concealed in a safe place if we don't want anyone to find out."  Theresa's anger rose to new heights as literal fire began to burn around her as she rose her tiny hand up to the woman in an expectant manner.

Theresa: "ENOUGH! Give it to me!"  Deciding not to mess with the physically underdeveloped Principal anymore, she handed her the device.  "Ugh... It's so icky with sweat... Breasts are so stupid..." 

(A/N: *looks at Mei, Kiana, Sushang, Elysia, Seele, Bianka and APHO Bronya.* "Breasts are good too. *Looks at Bronya, Vodka Twins, Theresa and Fu Hua* But #flatisjustice I still support.")

Tapping the device, a small segment of it flicked upwards and began to project a holographic screen. 

Theresa: "For now, I need a report of what happened that night, Major!"

>Chapter 9: Welcome To St. Freya Academy<

So over the past couple of minutes, Murata Himeko had relayed everything that happened in Nagazora city to Theresa; all about the Honkai Eruption and the Two Herrschers that awakened, along with the other children that were involved with it. Now, Theresa was going over said children by looking into their files.

Theresa: "So he was the one who stopped the Herrscher. Aikawa Ryu."

In the principal's office of the famed St. Freya Academy, Murata Himeko was giving her report of the Honkai Eruption that took places in Nagazora 3 days ago, to the principal of the school, who was Theresa Apocalypse. The small screen before her displayed the profile of the black-haired teen, which was surprisingly quite vague.

Name: Aikawa Ryu
Gender: M
Age: 17 y.o.
Height: 175.26 cm [5 ft 9 in]
Weight: 74.8 kg [165 ibs]
Date of Birth: 1998, January 1
Place of Birth: Unknown
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Details:

Unknown

Theresa: "Huh... A lot of his information is blanked out."

Himeko: "Yeah, we don't know much about him besides the girls we picked up know him, and that he managed to stop the Herrscher. Stranger was that he had Honkai Energy pulsing from him along with a dark power that seemed to have been consuming the Herrscher's power."

Theresa: "Oh?"

Himeko: "It just doesn't make a lick of sense though. How could he have managed to do such a thing... Unless..."

Theresa: "Seems like we've come to a similar conclusion."  She looked at the red-haired woman.  "He must also be a Herrscher."

Himeko: "Then that would be three Herrschers that awakened that night. Phew, what a stressful week... A Honkai Outbreak with Three Herrschers..."  She sighed, holding her forehead as she leaned back into the softness of the chair. Theresa however didn't respond to that as she had fallen sikent while looking at his picture and his name.

Theresa's thoughts: "Aikawa... Ryu... Is it... Really him...?"  She saw a flashback in her mind, where a young man with the same name and face had given the her a big grin with blood running down the corners of his mouth. That memory lasted as quickly as it appeared as Theresa was snapped out of it by Himeko.

Himeko: "Theresa? You alright?"

Theresa: "H-Huh? Yeah, I am. Let's move past that."  The redhead stared at her before shrugging.  "On the topic of Herrschers, let's look at our other two Herrschers, shall we?"  The little hologram changed to show the profile of Raiden Mei. The moment she saw the photo, Theresa's eyes widened.  "Huh!? Come check this out. Raiden Mei."

Himeko: "The 3rd Herrscher turned out to be this little girl. Wait... She's the heiress to ME Corp?"

Theresa: "There's also her sister, Raiden Ame."  Then the hologram switched to a profile for the younger of the two Raiden sisters, Raiden Ame.

Name: Raiden Ame
Gender: F
Age: 14y.o
Height: [5ft 3]
Weight: 50.07 kg [117 ibs]
Date of Birth: 1999, October 31
Place of Birth: Unknown
Father: Raiden Ryoma
Mother: Unknown
Details:

2002: Was found in Nagazora, tasked with assassinating Raiden Ryoma by an unknown employer. Raiden Ame was detained before the deed could be done.
2003: Was Adopted into the Raiden Family.
2004: Was a key player in the rescuing of Raiden Mei after abduction.
2013: Foster Father, Raiden Ryoma, arrested for economic crimes. [Reliability: 75%]

Theresa: "Oh my, she's an interesting one. So she was adopted after being detained from being tasked to assassinate Raiden Ryoma."

Himeko: "Ho? Talk about a crazy family then. Pfft, Anti-Entropy, our nemesis, turned out to be the backer of ME Corp. It seems odd that Anti-Entropy didn't make a move when the heiress of ME Corp and her sister turned out to be TWO Herrschers. *sighs* Well, what about the last girl?"  The principle brought up the final girl's profile, which turned out to be Kiana Kaslana.

Theresa: "Kiana Kaslana."

Himeko: "Even though she didn't do much, she was at the heart of Raiden Ame's Herrscher awakening and managed to hold onto her, even when her Honkai Energy was reaching its peak. I wouldn't doubt she'd be able to take her down, if she was to have went rouge."

Theresa: "Hehe, that's because she's very, very special. Kiana... I never thought I'll see you again after so many years... It seems that the fate of The House of Kaslana is entwined with the Honkai."  Himeko only stared in silence, with a drop of sweat on her face.  "Anyways! I've asked the intelligence department to take a closer look at the Raidens, their father and Aikawa Ryu. So it seems that the three girls and the boy are the only survivors of Nagazora?"

Himeko: "That's right. No other survivors have been found."

Meanwhile...
Hyperion Cargo Bay...

A female inspector stood before Bronya Zaychik, who just sat on the floor, leaning against a cargo crate with her hugging her signature Homu...

Inspector: "What the hell is this doing on the ship?"

Back with Himeko and Theresa...

Himeko: "What should we do with the kids?"

Theresa: "I've made myself pretty clear."  She crossed her arms. The red-head sighed and stood up, holding onto her back slightly which was still sore from the battle 3 days ago.

Himeko: "You're always the cold and rational one. I'll take my leave. Need to submit papers to fix the Hyperion."

Theresa: "Major! Stop using Nexus. It's too dangerous for your body. The medical department says you don't have much time..."

Himeko: "Don't worry. I know my body best. I won't give up. Not until I find my special someone!"  She exclaimed, a grin on her face as she gave one last wave to the principal, before exiting the office.

>>Time Skip<<

The raven-haired male, Aikawa Ryu found himself standing in some form of black void, all on his own. It was so quiet.. he couldn't sense anything and none of the girls he was accompanying were there with him. But then, a bright light shined, forcing him to shield his eyes with his arm. Grunting slightly, the young man looked forwards, his eyes widened as he could see the silhouette of 13 figures standing before him. One of them stepped forwards, a female. Her bright and warm smile beamed through the light that shadowed the other's faces, her pink eyes shined like gems.

Ryu: "A-Ah...!"  He grunted, holding his hand out towards the figures, particularly to the one that stepped forwards, who returned the gesture with a bright and joyous smile but the light just began to get brighter by the second. As it got brighter, a female's voice with a joyful yet sincere tone could be heard.

???: "Goodbye... my dearest Ryu~"

Ryu: "N-No... C-Come back!"

. . .

Ryu released a sudden gasp as his eyes shot open, with him finding himself in what looked like an infirmary. He wore a medical gown, with bandages wrapped tightly around his wounds. He slowly rose his hand to the ceiling, visualizing him reaching out to that pink-haired woman's hand. He sighed.

Ryu: "That dream again... Who are they...? Who is 'she'...?"  He mumbled quietly to himself before a high pitched feminine voice caught his attention.

???: "So you're finally awake."  Dropping his hand, he looked forwards, spotting Theresa Apocalypse, who was seated atop of a giant golden cross called The Oath of Judah.

Theresa: "It seems that your recovery is on track."  She grinned. Ryu however just stared at her with the blankest of expressions before opening his mouth.

Ryu: "Nakith... I think I've gone crazy. First those dreams, and now there's a fucking brat sitting on a golden cross..."  He grumbled. Theresa fell silent, her heart pained from that memory but then, she realized what he said and a tick of anger appeared on her head.

Theresa: "BRAT!? Tch... you and that pig headed girl are the same!"  She growled as she snapped her fingers, causing for The Oath of Judah to suddenly launch out four spears attached to glowing golden wires. Ryu's eyes widened as he became defensive, but was too late as the four spears wrapped around his limbs and bonded him to the bed. In an instant, Theresa hopped onto the bed and pointed at him, as if asserting dominance.  "You need to learn some manners, young man! I'm Theresa, the person in charge of the far east branch of Schicksal!"

Ryu: "Huh... Right..."  He deadpanned at her. Seeing his reaction, the petite principal growled as she sat down on him and grabbed him by the collar before she began rapidly shaking him.

Theresa: "Gah! Don't you have ANY respect for your elders!?" *Thoughts*  "He's just as snarky as I remember he was! This guy..!!"

Ryu: "A-Ah..! H-Hard to w-when my elder l-l-looks like a fucking chipmunk!"  He managed to get out as the female stopped shaking him, causing him to sigh. Then, using her bright blue eyes, she stared daggers into his gold eyes before she calmed down.

Theresa: "You marched into a Honkai-Corrupted area without any protection. And not only you're a male, you took down a Herrscher. For a foul mouthed brat, that's pretty impressive."  She commented as Ryu rolled his eyes at the comment. But then he realized what she said.

Ryu: "I did what..?"

Theresa: "You took down a Herrscher."  She repeated as he blinked. Then she sighed.  "When you were transferred here to recover, That girl, Raiden Mei... she wouldn't leave your side ever since you were brought here."  It didn't take long for him to realize what she meant as he suddenly piped up.

Ryu: "Mei, Bronya, Ame, Kiana...! Are they—"

Theresa: "Sheesh, don't yell at me! And yes, they're fine. Kiana and Ame had some minor injuries but recovered long ago. As for Mei and Bronya, they're doing just fine, for the most part."  He sighed in relief, silently thanking those above.  "However... your Girlfriend, Mei..."

Ryu: "She's not my—"

Theresa: "...Something dangerous lurks within her. And it's not even just her. Both you and Ame are in the same boat as her."  Ryu could understand what she was talking about...

Ryu: "That something dangerous... They're Herrschers, aren't they?"

Theresa: "That's right."  She leaned closer to his face, narrowing her eyes.  "If those things surface once more within them, do you really think you can save both of them? And if that thing surfaces inside of you, do you think you'll be able to fight it? Or live with the fact that we will kill you the moment it resurfaces?" 

The raven-haired male stayed quiet, staring into the petite woman's oceanic blue eyes. It was definitely a heavy burden to bear on his shoulders as not only do two of his good friends have Herrschers lurking inside of them, awaiting their opportunities to reawaken but he too was a Herrscher, and if he couldn't control the reins, he'd be killed. Ryu knew he couldn't die so early. He had a promise to keep and he had to fulfill it no matter what. That burning flame of determination within his golden eyes caused Theresa to smile happily.

Theresa: "I like that look in your eyes~. Well luckily for you, I have GREAT proposal for you~!"  She said with a beaming smile.

Ryu: "You do?"

Theresa: "That I do!"  She slowly trailed her finger up his neck and under his chin as they were well past personal spaces now.  "Enroll in St. Freya High School for some Valkyrie training!"

Ryu: "St. Freya High?"

Theresa: "The only Academy on the planet dedicated to training Anti-Honkai warriors. We're a school of Valkyries; cute Valkyries!"

Ryu: "Eh...? But if that's the case, isn't St. Freya an all girl school? I mean... all Valkyries are female overall..."

Theresa: "Well you're both right and wrong, dear. It is true that St. Freya's student population consists of all females, but that doesn't mean only females can become Valkyries. Even though girls generally have higher resistances to Honkai than boys, there have been multiple exceptions in the past to that. And you're one of those boys that have an impressive amount of resistance towards the Honkai. So you can enroll here as the first Knight in training to be at St. Freya!"

Ryu: "A Knight..."  He hummed and glanced down, breaking away from her adorable gaze as he gave it some thought, until she said this."

Theresa: "Oh right! Your friends, Kiana, Mei, Bronya and Ame have already agreed to join us, Ryu-San!"

Ryu: "Huh!?"

One Day Ago...

In what looked like some form of confinement room with a single camera, a guilty and depressed Raiden Mei sat on the single bed that was inside, her purple locks of hair shadowing her eyes from the red-haired instructor, Himeko who stood before her, her arms crossed and a hard and cold expression on her face.

Himeko: "Your friend, Ryu is no longer in critical condition."

Mei: "That's good to hear..."  She placed a hand onto her chest and with no hesitation, continued speaking.  "You can do whatever you want with me now."

Himeko: "Even killing you?"

Mei: "So long as you don't involve my beloved sister."

Himeko: "Fine by me. At least getting to kill one Herrscher here will liberate our world from the Prophecy of Annihilation."

Mei: "Then do it. If my life threatens the lives of others... If it puts him on the brink of death every time... Then killing me would be the best for the world."  A look of seething anger crossed Himeko ace as she instantly delivered a hard slap to the teen girl's cheek, causing her eyes to widen from shock.

Himeko: "This isn't the time for jokes! We're warriors who fight the Honkai! We DO NOT kill little girls! I you want to give up your life, then at least give it to me! I'll forge you into a warrior who can control that terrible force within you!"

Mei: "What if I lose control again!? If I go berserk, I might end up killing more people!"  She yelled back, tears staining her eyes but immediately, the red-haired woman pressed her hand against the female's left breast, where her heart was beating.

Himeko: "Then we'll place a failsafe: a Micro-Explosive implant right next to your heart. It will activate once your Honkai Levels exceeds the limits! Hopefully this will set your mind at ease. So live well and stay alive!"

The purple-haired girl stared at her elder, her eyes widened in shock before the smiling faces of Ryu, Kiana, Ame and Bronya appeared in her mind. Closing her eyes, Raiden Mei placed her hand back onto her chest, taking in a deep breath to calm herself as she made up her mind.

Mei: "Thank you..."

Back to Theresa and Ryu...

Theresa: "Your friends are on-board, so why don't you join them and become great warriors defending our planet?"  The raven-haired male didn't say anything as he was listening to what Theresa had to say.  Even though he wasn't fully sure on all of this, he was sure on one thing; he was never going to leave them.

Ryu: "First of all, I find it cute that you went straight for bondage on the first date, even though it's a little kinky, especially for someone like you."  He said with a smirk and a bit of playfulness in his tone, to which the female blushed heavily and shook her head.

Theresa: "B-Bondage!? D-Don't get it the wrong way!"

Ryu: "But anyways, if you could, I'd like to see them before I give you my answer."  She sighed in relief as she got up off of his bed, and snapped her fingers, causing for the spears from The Oath of Judah to retract into the giant cross, freeing him.

Theresa: "Alright, I'll let you meet your friends. They're staying at Major Himeko's home right now."

>>Short Time Skip<<

After changing into his regular clothes, which were cleaned and repaired by the staff, Ryu followed Theresa as she led him towards the building his friends were currently staying in. Once they both had arrived in front of the door, Ryu turned the door knob and swung the door open, only for the two of them to immediately greeted with a room that was littered with trash and beer bottles.

Ryu: *deadpans and sweat drops* "Talk about a dump."

Theresa: *deadpans and sweat drops* "It's been like this for a while. Welcome to the lair of a single, angry female."   A mere moments after opening the door, they could hear the yelling of said single, angry female.

Himeko: "Don't open that closet!"  Said closet door swung open as a frustrated Himeko, four teenage girls and a bunch of junk fell out.

Kiana: "AMAGAD!!!"  The white-haired girl instantly squealed as she her legs were buried underneath a box, while Ame fell on top of her back.

Mei: "What's all this stuff!?"

Himeko: "At least 3 months of things which I couldn't find a use for... Be a sweetheart and help clean this up."

Ame: *deadpans* "Himeko-Sensei doesn't know the definition of 'clean and organized'."

Himeko: *tick mark* "Hey! I heard that you brat! Ugh... *depressed Himeko noises* Why do I have to mother these kids...?"  As all the chaos began to die down, Bronya, who was the only one who didn't say anything, spotted the raven-haired male first, her deadpanned eyes changing expression and widening.

Bronya: "Ryu!"  The male smiled softly at the petite girl and winked at her. Instantly, the other girls' heads snapped towards him, while Himeko lazily turned hers.

Ame: "Ryu-Nisan!"

Himeko: "Oh. He's awake."

Kiana: "Ryu! You're okay!!"

Ryu: "Aww, were you worried about me, Tuna~?"  He asked with a smirk, to which the Kaslana's face instantly was overtaken by a crimson blush before she threw something at him.

Kiana: "S-Shut up! I wasn't worried stupid Lizard Boy!"  She squealed as the male casually dodged the object thrown.

Himeko: "Don't throw that, you dumb brat!"

Mei: "RYU!"  She instantly got up and bolted towards him before bringing him into a tight embrace, with her burying her head into his shoulder.  "Welcome home!"  He was a bit surprised by the sudden action and the words but smiled as he returned a gentle hug to the purple-haired girl.

Ryu: "Yeah... It's good to be back, Mei."  He replied in a soft tone, running his fingers through her violet locks of hair.

Kiana: "Hmph... How come Mei hugs him like that..."  She pouted as the two petite teens looked at her with their respective deadpans.

Bronya: "Idiotka-Kiana is jealous."

Ame: "Yes she is."

Kiana: "Gah! No I'm not you brats!"

Theresa: "Aww, very touching reunion."  Her voice caused for Ryu and Mei to end their embrace and turn towards the short lady.  "Well, that's my part of the deal. I'm waiting for your response to my proposal."  The raven-haired male remained silent before looked up.

Ryu: "Well luckily for you, I've decided. I'll go wherever they go, and protect them no matter what happens."  He looked at Kiana, Ame and Bronya with a light smile. The Kaslana pouted, but did feel warm on the inside while Bronya and Ame both smiled back, the former of the two winking at him. He then gave the same smile to Mei, who blushed but smiled in return. He then looked back at Theresa and smiled with eyes burning in determination.  "And to do that I'll need that training, won't I, shortie?"

Theresa: "While I don't approve of that nickname..."  She slowly grinned back at him.  "You aren't wrong about that analogy. Welcome to St. Freya, Ryu."

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